Happiness with a Borden bottle

September 7, 2011

Maybe it’s the fall air finally coming down to our neck of the woods. Thanks to a tropical storm we’ll call Lee, Monday felt like a November day for us. It was rainy and 65*. Two days earlier, we were around 98*, so that drastic change felt almost cold. Throw in some falling leaves on the drive back from Jasper, and I was ready for a fire, Snuggie (don’t hate…you know you like them, too), and something to bring back some memories of snow in Colorado. I had a big pot of soup on the stove, but felt like baking the chewy granola bars I made back in June.

WAY back in the day before I got too far into elementary school, I had an Elsie the Cow doll. I loved that doll. I remember her pointy horns and I liked to chew on them….so maybe this was a time WAY before I started school because I hate to think I was chowing down on a doll in Kindergarten.

If I remember correctly, Miss Baker’s husband, JL worked at Borden and gave me the doll. Miss Baker was my mother’s close friend for many years until she passed away last year. She was there through most of my life and we will always remember her happy smile, dry wit, and driving backwards through the bank drive-through window. The traffic was horrible in Jackson, so she pulled in the lot, saw the window was empty, and backed that mini-van back to the window. It blew my mind and opened up a whole new world of adventure driving that I might have adopted 10 or so years later. That’s a story I will gladly share with my nephews and any future nieces.

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8″ x 8″ x 2″ pan in one direction with parchment paper, allowing it to go up the opposing sides. Lightly grease the parchment paper and the exposed pan, or coat with a non-stick spray.

My bars are in the oven!! They were so easy to make! I took a mini-spoonful of the batter and I think they’ll taste great! I used peanut butter and craisins were the only add-in I used (because it was the only thing I had!).
Thanks sooo much for sharing this recipe!

The first time I made these, they crumbled all over the bag I had them in. This time, I did cool them on the counter, then in the fridge for about 30 min. When I cut them, they were HARD, but I hoped they would still be ok. They were PERFECT! I have one in my lunch bag now that is still in a “bar” consistency.

Once they have been set and cut, do you store them in the fridge? Or at room temperature? I’ve made them in the past too, where they crumble – but I never put them in the fridge! Just curious I will be trying your version! (We have ALL nut allergies, so will be trying with shortening and crossing my fingers…)

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